Trump Cancels Cybersecurity-Focused AI Executive Order Hours Before Signing
'We're leading China, we're leading everybody,' Trump said, 'and I don't want to do anything that's going to get in the way of that lead.'
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2026 – A planned executive order on artificial intelligence was postponed Thursday hours before a scheduled White House signing ceremony.
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The president said parts of the proposal could slow innovation and undermine the United States' competitive advantage in the global AI race, citing concerns that additional oversight could become a "blocker" at a time when AI is generating investment and jobs. "I didn't like certain aspects of it, I postponed it," President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday morning at the White House.
